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by Morgan Faith '24

The fall semester is quickly approaching its end while students like me are preparing to work their butts off studying for exams and designing final projects.  

Anybody else feeling panicked or stressed?  

One semester left, and then graduation in May. Crazy, right? 

In moments of distress, I wonder what the heck I am going to do with my life after I graduate from Wilson.  

Evidence In Motion (EIM) proudly announces a groundbreaking partnership with Wilson College to launch graduate degree programs catering to the burgeoning demand in health care professions. The collaboration will offer aspiring professionals the opportunity to pursue degrees in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), and Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP). 

Wilson College faculty and staff were featured poetry readers at the First Friday Reading Series at Ragged Edge Coffeeshop in Gettysburg. The readers included Michael Cornelius, Professor of English; Matthew McBride, Professor of English; Joy Merchant, Academic Support Center Administrative Assistant; Joshua Legg, MFA Program Director; and Michael Bloomford, Academic Support Center Directorr. We all know how talented they are so it's great to see them share their work off campus.

Wilson has received a $4,000 grant from the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) for scholarships for students pursuing equine or animal-related majors.  

  On July 20, 2023, Wilson College received notification of the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) intent to support scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholarship recipients include three students, Alexis Knowles ‘24, Victoria Cooper ‘24, and Rebecca Galvin ‘24.   

Fall 2023 Enrollment Is Second Highest in College’s History 

Wilson College announced today that it has reached the second highest total enrollment in its history, with 1,555 enrolled students at the Fall 2023 Census. The figure represents a 14 percent increase over Fall 2022 enrollment and the highest enrollment since before the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Faculty and staff at Wilson College are presenting some of the latest and most interesting topics at the event known as Common Hour.  

Relaunched choir revives campus music tradition with emphasis on inclusion.

Music at Wilson College invites the community to join students, faculty, and staff in the Cumberland Valley Chorale at Wilson College for its 2023-24 season.  

Rehearsals take place on Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Alumnae Chapel in Thomson Hall, Wilson College, beginning September 10. All voice parts are welcome, and no audition is required.  

Wilson College Master of Organizational Leadership student, Rebecca "Becky" Whigham spent four weeks in Uganda this summer studying food security and education from a global perspective. She did it as part of her guided study class called Studies in Global Food Security.

Jen Nickle Banzhof ’94 assumed the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wilson College on July 1, replacing retiring Chair Barbara Tenney ’67, M.D. “Jen Banzhof is an alumna, the mother of an alumna, and has served on the Board of Trustees for nine years,” said Tenney, who has served on the Board for 21 years in total, including two stints as Chair. “She has come back on the Board as Chair, and I know she will do an outstanding job.”

I graduated in 2017 with degrees in both Film and Spanish. Right away, I started working in entertainment. I moved to Los Angeles in 2018 and ended up falling into reality television when I landed a job working for Survivor. After some time working in the office, I had the incredible opportunity to work on location in Fiji for four seasons! It was beautiful and despite the occasional long days, it sometimes felt like a vacation!